Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Note: These are regular (annual & monthly), ongoing events that tend to draw at least 200 people.
• Dayton Dragons Games ― April ‐ September
• Urban Nights ― May & September
• Dayton Circus Creative Collective’s Sideshow ― May or September
• Taste of Miami Valley ― May
• RiverBlast! ― May (Memorial Day weekend)
• City of Dayton Summer Music Festivals at Dave Hall Plaza
o Women in Jazz ― June
o Dayton Blues Festival ― August
o Reggae Festival ― September
• National City Ohio Wine Fest at National City 2nd Street Market ― June
• Dayton PrideFest ― June
• Cityfolk Festival ― July
• City of Dayton Fireworks ― July 3
• Dayton Celtic Festival ― July
• Montgomery County Fair ― August‐September
• Dayton Greek Festival ― September
• Dayton Art Institute’s Oktoberfest ― Late September/early October
• FutureFest ― late July
• Lebanese Festival ― August
• Ladyfest Dayton ― August
• Hispanic Festival ― September
• Dayton Music Festival ― October
• Hauntfest on Fifth in the Oregon Arts District ― October
• Ghosts & Goblins 5K ― October
• Dayton Holiday Festival ― Late November thru December
o Grande Illumination & Dayton Children’s Parade in Lights (day after Thanksgiving)
• St. Patrick’s Day at the Dublin Pub ― March
• Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation ― March
• UD Arena Events
o NCAA Tournament Games ― March
• Carillon Park Events
o AleFest ― August
o Alpine Heritage Fest ― May
• Performing Arts Season:
o Victoria Theatre Association ― Broadway Series (approx. 6 shows with 8 to 16
performances each; total of 13 weeks of performances in 2009‐2010 due to 3‐week runs
of WICKED and PHANTOM), Variety Series (approx. 3 performances), Young at Heart
Series (approx. 5 shows, 4 performances of each show), Star Attractions (number varies
each year), Ultra Cool Film Series (8‐9 movies in the summer), Impact (number varies)
o Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra ― Classical series (9 concerts), SuperPops (6 concerts),
Classical Connections (4 concerts), Chamber (4 programs), Family Series (3 concerts),
special events (approx. 6 a year)
o Dayton Ballet ― 3‐4 productions each year (approx. 3 performances of each)
o Dayton Opera ― 4 productions each year ( approx. 3 performances of each)
o Human Race Theatre Company ― 6 productions each year (approx. 20 performances
each)
o Dayton Contemporary Dance Company ― 2‐3 local performances each year
o Rhythm in Shoes ― 2009/2010 will be final season
• Dayton Convention Center Events
o Bridal Show ― January & August
o Home & Garden Show ― February
o Dayton Auto Show ― March
o World A’Fair― May
o Speaking of Women’s Health― November
o Numerous annual conventions
• RiverScape MetroPark
o RiverTunes ― June‐August
o Laser, Light & Music Shows ― May
o Big Band Nites ― July‐August
• Island MetroPark summer concerts
• First Friday Art Hops ― First Friday evening of every month
• Film Festivals at the Neon
o African World Film Festival ― May
o Film Dayton ― May
o Jewish Film Festival ― April
o Downtown Dayton LGBT Film Festival ― September
o Screenpeace ― September